DebuggingĪs an experiment I recently tried some editing of a (mostly JavaScript) webapp I've been working on using my iPad. In particular, you may run into trouble when it comes to debugging, especially if you need a good JavaScript debugger. Thanks for giving me the impetus to investigate further and discover that it can very likely be done pretty well after all.ĭoing development on an iPad is definitely possible, but how well it works for you will depend a lot on your workflow.
(It doesn't seem to be working right now in any of the three browsers in which I've tried it, including Safari on my iPhone, but I suspect that's a transient issue related to the apparently quite recent release of a new version with major changes.)īeing similarly equipped with an iPad and Bluetooth keyboard, I'd considered trying the same thing you're looking to do, but wrote it off as unworkable. Multitasking is a concern here, in that if the emulator doesn't get any CPU time then your connection will time out, but judicious use of GNU Screen, and perhaps an emulator such as Prompt which can maintain connections for a while even when backgrounded, should relieve that problem pretty handily.Īs for debugging tools, the ones built into Safari only work when your device is tethered to a computer running the desktop version, but Firebug Lite is said to work in iOS Safari and presumably would work just as well in iOS Chrome, and its bookmarklet can be added to the browser's bookmarks bar for easy access. I might recommend the latter ahead of the former, actually it's not clear how you're expected to get files onto the device for editing and then put them back into their testing environment, whereas running Vim directly on the testing host obviates the concern entirely.
There is an iOS port of Vim, and if that doesn't work well then you can always use one of many terminal emulators to shell into a remote host and run Vim there. I was all ready to call you mad, but this is looking considerably more workable than I'd have thought.
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